March 2020

Cargo pilot becomes Alaska’s first coronavirus case

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) was last week notified that an “individual associated with a cargo flight” tested positive…

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Challenge Air Cargo offers scheduled China-Europe freighter

GSSA and charter broker Challenge Air Cargo (CAC) is offering capacity on CAL Cargo Airline’s recently relaunched freighter service between…

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Korean Air the latest to offer cargo only-PAX flights

Korean Air has become the latest carrier to offer up its passenger aircraft for cargo-only operations, joining Scoot and Cathay…

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Delta and United cargo divisions respond to Trump’s Europe travel ban

Airlines’ cargo divisions have responded to President Donald Trump’s ban on individuals travelling from Europe to the US. From today…

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Dachser the latest forwarder to add freighter flights

Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is the latest freight forwarder to announce an expanded charter operation as it looks to…

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Air Cargo News Awards and Conference postponed

The Air Cargo News team has taken the decision to postpone this year’s awards and conference in response to the…

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Kerry Logistics opens new Heathrow facility

Kerry Logistics has moved its airfreight division in the UK into a new facility close to London Heathrow Airport as…

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Abney to step down as UPS CEO

The UPS board of directors today named Carol Tomé as UPS chief executive, effective from June 1, to replace David…

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Norwegian Air reduces capacity in response to COVID-19

Norwegian Air is reducing its flight capacity by 15% in response to low demand as a result of the coronavirus….

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Reports: AirBridgeCargo in negotiations on freighter lease deals

Russian press reports suggest that AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is in negotiations with lessors over five of its B747 freighters. A Kommersant…

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Bolloré Logistics launches China freighter flights

Paris-headquartered Bolloré Logistics has launched a series of freighter flights from China to Europe in order to meet customer demand….

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WorldACD highlights impact of “corona effect”

Ahead of its full results for February, which will be released in two weeks’ time, WorldACD has released preliminary figures…

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Cargo escapes US ban on travel from Europe

The White House has clarified that cargo is not included in the US ban on travel from Europe announced as…

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Silk Way West expands US network

From April 6, Silk Way West Airlines will expand its global network with thrice-weekly flights to Dallas Fort-Worth Airport in…

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Scoot to fly cargo-only PAX flights to China

Singapore-based low-cost airline Scoot will operate cargo-only passenger flights to China over the coming weeks as demand outstrips supply. The…

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Cathay Pacific Cargo performs “below expectations”

Cathay Pacific reported that its cargo division performed “below expectations” last year, with cargo revenues of HK$21.1bn – a 14.3%…

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DSV sees German airfreight volumes take a hit

In 2019, the airfreight division of Denmark-headquartered freight forwarding DSV lost around one third of its German airfreight export cargo…

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Dutch logistics group warns new tax could hit green efforts

Dutch shipper and logistics group Evofenedex has called on the country’s government to axe plans for a green air cargo…

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Etihad Cargo expands digital platform with tracking app

Etihad Cargo has launched a mobile app that enables customers to track their shipments in real time while on the…

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DHL airfreight volumes down 4.6% in 2019

The world’s largest airfreight forwarder DHL Global Forwarding saw airfreight revenues and volumes decline last year, but gross profit improved…

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